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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Relationship Matrix Options</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can define local settings for how the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_BodyText"> works.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_BodyText"> to access the context menu, then click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Matrix Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog displays.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="matrix%20options.png" width="305" height="216" border="0" alt="Matrix Options"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Select from the following options:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Include Source Children</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to recursively include child packages and contents under the Source</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Include Target Children</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to recursively include child packages and contents under the Target</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Include All Extended Meta Types</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to include elements that are extensions of a specified meta-type. For example, if there are Block elements (extending Class) in the package, selecting this option and specifying the type Class includes Class and Block elements, and any further derivatives of Block in the matrix.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Sort Axes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to ensure package elements display in alphabetical order</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Show Package Names</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to hide or show package names in the</span><span class="f_BodyText"> </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">; this is useful for shortening the displayed texts, especially in circumstances where packages have long names</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Use Element Alias If Available</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to display an element's alias instead of the element name, if an alias has been defined</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">Show Level Numbering If Available</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - to reproduce level numbering in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">, if it is turned on in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">; see the screen illustration in the </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="elementrelationshipmatrix.htm">Relationship Matrix</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> topic.</span></li>
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